Declared extinct in the wild decades ago, a newborn Spix’s macaw hatchling at a European zoo is offering the species fresh hope. The Spix’s macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) is a brilliantly blue parrot once ...

In an unprecedented project in the municipality of São Simão, blue-and-yellow macaws born in captivity were trained in free-flight techniques before being introduced into the wild. Traditionally, in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pair of blue-winged macaws (Primolius maracana) perched on a branch in Brazil. Samuel Baylis, Alamy The first step in returning a ...

The fate of the Spix’s macaw — featured in the 2011 animated film “Rio” — has been the subject of a fierce battle between private breeders and the ...